Bahamas vs Barbados: Bank Z-score

Bahamas
13.23
in 2021
Barbados
13.96
in 2021
Bahamas rank
98th
Barbados rank
95th

Bank Z-score over time

  • Bahamas
  • Barbados
05101520200020102021

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 13.96 against 13.23 in Bahamas, a difference of 0.73.

That makes Barbados's figure about 1.1 times Bahamas's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bahamas ahead.

Bahamas ranks 98th and Barbados ranks 95th of 169 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 2 and Barbados in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahamas Barbados Difference Ahead
2000s 19.05 15 4.05 Bahamas
2010s 16.54 16.51 0.0337 Bahamas
2020s 13.39 13.64 0.2591 Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher bank z-score, Bahamas or Barbados?
Barbados, at 13.96 against 13.23 in Bahamas as of 2021.
What is the difference in bank z-score between Bahamas and Barbados?
0.73, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Barbados?
14 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Bahamas and Barbados rank globally for bank z-score?
Bahamas ranks 98th and Barbados ranks 95th of 169 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD), published as Bank Z-score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Bank Z-score
Source
Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
169 places, 3,285 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed

It captures the probability of default of a country's banking system. Z-score compares the buffer of a country's banking system (capitalization and returns) with the volatility of those returns. It is estimated as (ROA+(equity/assets))/sd(ROA); sd(ROA) is the standard deviation of ROA. ROA, equity, and assets are country-level aggregate figures Calculated from underlying bank-by-bank unconsolidated data from Bankscope.